Low Cost Rabies Clinics Scheduled Around Garrett County
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department announces the first series of low-cost rabies clinics for 2023. The vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets will begin Monday, May 22, 2023, and conclude...
High School Students Prepare Local Food to Improve Wellness
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Preparing and sharing meals together provides connection and moments of joy between friends and family. High school students enrolled in the Foods Program at Southern Garrett High School led by...
Health Department Promotes National Prescription Take-Back Day
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is coordinating another National Drug Take-Back Initiative across the United States on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Since their first event in 2010, the...
Play Hard, Live Clean Campaign Winners Recognized
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Garrett County elementary school students have been working their way through healthy lifestyle challenges for the Play Hard, Live Clean campaign and most recently completed a water and milk...
Public Health: Promoting Wellness in Your Community
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department joins others across the nation in celebrating Public Health Week during April 3-9, 2023. Public health promotes and protects the health of people and...
Being Healthy for the Win: Bingo, Snacks, and Learning at Liberty Square
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Residents of the Liberty Square Apartments recently joined in an evening of Bingo and healthy snacks sponsored by Club 21550 Community Planning Group. The residents also learned more about the...
Mountain Lake Park Residents Are Treated to Bowling
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Mountain Lake Partners hosted a bowling night for residents of Mountain Lake Park and the surrounding area on Tuesday, March 14th. Despite the snowy weather, 42 residents showed up for the...
Garrett County Health Fair Date Set
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Steps to Better Health Committee has announced Saturday, April 15th, as the date for the 2023 Garrett County Health Fair and Family Fun Festival. The event will take place at...
GCHD Wishes Four Staff Members Well in Their Retirement
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department has had four retirements in the past six months, with three of the retirees having more than 30 years of service with GCHD. The grand total of years for the...
Play Hard, Live Clean Campaign Winners Recognized
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Students from all Garrett County elementary and middle schools who earned a medal for their completion of Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) challenges were invited to get in free to the recent...
MDH Awards Funding to GC Health Planning Council to Increase Food Security
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Planning Council was awarded funding from the Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (Center) at the Maryland Department of Health. The grant was given to...- Medication Take Back Events Scheduled Across Garrett County for April
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- WIC: National Nutrition Month
- Youth From Several Elementary Schools Explored STEM Through Freeform 3-D Printing
- Updated 2026 OSSD (On-Site Sewage Disposal) Training Video Now Available!
